Future of Fitness

Deacon Andrews is a dad first and foremost that loves being out in the mountains and chasing the stoke that comes along with both those things.

Sam Mathers is the Founder of Fitter Futures - 1 of only 3 Brand X Method Labs worldwide, specializing in youth functional fitness. They are the only functional fitness gym in the world that has been exclusively for YOUTH. She is also a member of the iF3 Youth Committee, looking at the design of a competition & participation pathway for youth in the sport of functional fitness. She was once a corp...

' Back surgery is your only option…'   This statement inspired Dr. Eric Goodman to overcome a seriously bad back. The severe, years-long debilitating lower back pain had been hanging over Dr. Goodman's upcoming Chiropractic career. A year before graduation his pain hit and held its climax for several months. This was a maddening experience. After dedicating years of his life and all of his money t...

Positive Performance Training was founded in 2008 by Lindsey Wilson, a former collegiate and professional athlete who felt a strong call to help other athletes optimize their mindset and fulfill their potential. Today, the Positive Performance team has continued to provide athletes and teams with high-quality, easy-to-digest, complete mental training programs. In addition, Lindsey is the founder o...

Brian is the Content and Production Manager for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He oversees the creation of NASM's certification and continuing education courses. He's an accomplished fitness practitioner, product manager, author, and instructional designer with over 15 years' experience creating best-in-class education programs in the health and fitness industry. Brian is a subjec...

Dan is a graduate of Duke University where he played football and earned a BA in economics. He also earned an MBA from the Wharton School, after which he founded, built and sold a successful real estate investment and management firm. After selling his real estate company, Dan practiced as s professional photographer before discovering the concept of wearable resistance bands and founding WearBand...

Director of F45 Academy

Brett Klika CSCS, is an IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, international motivational speaker, best- selling author, and Co-Founder of SPIDERfit Kids, a global innovator in youth fitness education. For over 20 years, Brett has been inspiring organizations and individuals to unleash the power of play to inspire health and innovation.

Krisstina is a real estate mogul turned Financial Health Coach and creator of several multi-million dollar businesses including Goodlife Luxury, The Paperless Agent and WealthyWellthy. She hosts a transformational mentor program that has helped everyone from modest to high income earners propel themselves into financial wellness.

Travis Barnes is owner and CEO of Journey Fitness. He is an author and nationally recognized speaker! Travis Barnes is a certified personal trainer and fitness entrepreneur who grew his million dollar fitness company, Journey Fitness, to four locations in less t hree years. He started over after a decade of incarceration and built his future with an unemployment check while living in a FEMA traile...

Iron Tamer Dave Whitley is a motivational speaker and strongman based in Nashville TN. As a kid, Dave was overweight and had a terrible stutter. Retreating into a world of fantasy and comic books, he dreamed of becoming SuperHuman. Now, as a motivational speaker, he uses SuperHuman feats of strength to share his message with his audience. Dave has performed and spoken all over the US, as well as i...

John is a CPA, an owner in a CrossFit gym, and author of Profit First for Microgyms. They have close to 275 active micro gym clients.

20+ years of award-winning executive leadership in Health & Wellness, Medical Education, Veterinary Associations, and Pet Health and Nutrition. Expertise in TV and Media, Public Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Live Shows and Community Events. Passion for reaching audiences, giving voice to causes, connecting with people, building relationships and changing lives. Since company inception, she ha...

Matt Walrath is the founder of the nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros, and creator of the Beyond Macros Certified Coach program - a course that teaches nutrition coaches how to run a profitable online coaching business by providing a VIP experience to their ideal clients, and creating a plan guaranteed to get that client results that last. He lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Austra...

Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world's leading experts in team sports and human performance. He is the only coach to have worked full-time in every major league around the world. Fergus partners with teams at the highest levels integrating best practices in all areas of performance. His highly acclaimed book 'Game Changer - The Art of Sports Science' is the first blueprint for coaches to presen...

Stephen Vaughn, a husband, a father, and a former PE teacher of nearly 10 years embarked on the ultimate dream chasing journey. He exited his teaching career in 2013 to fulfill the growing demand of Dream Chasers Organization. It was from the pain of losing his father and the passion for making teaching as fun as possible as the gateway for generating smiles and building confidence. His passion fo...

Pat Rigsby is a dad, husband, business coach, author, and entrepreneur who has built over 25 different businesses, including two Entrepreneur Franchise 500 award-winning franchises. He got his entrepreneurial start by opening a personal training business and health club. With no money to get these businesses off the ground, he was living with his family in the basement of a shared home. Before lon...

As a young athlete, I had a successful career playing lacrosse eventually winning a National Title in college. Throughout that focus on sport, I was introduced to first general weight training, then competitive Olympic Weightlifting. Throughout college, I would train teammates in only lifting and off-season training and become perpetually obsessed with self-educating on all things fitness. As a se...

Many years ago Ali Watts left the corporate world in Sydney, Australia, to follow her passion — helping people transform their bodies and minds through nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle. At the start of 2018, she moved to Manhattan from Hong Kong to spread that passion even further.   As an integral part of her own journey as a personal trainer and yoga teacher, Ali realized that to achieve true l...

Fares Ksebati is the CEO of MySwimPro, a technology company that creates apps that help people improve their performance and health. MySwimPro has received international accolades including App of the year by Apple and featured in Sports Illustrated. The company has global partners and an international investor base that spans 36 countries. Fares is the founder of World Swim Day, a global initiati...

Jake's love for Strength and Conditioning started in college where he was lucky enough to play for an intern under some world-class strength coaches. During his time as a college strength coach, he started to compete in Crossfit and left to run a CrossFit gym. This move opened his eyes to the business side of fitness. Since then he has co-founded Gymbuildr, Fitness Culture, and his most recent pro...

Nate Klemp, Ph. D., is a writer, philosopher, and entrepreneur. Along with Eric Langshur, he is the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing (Simon & Schuster: North Star Way) and is a regular contributor to Mindful Magazine. He is also the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at LIFE Cross Training (LIFE XT), a company devoted to training th...

Nicole is a former fitness studio owner turned Authentic Marketing Mentor for Fit Pros. She successfully started, ran, and sold her boot camp for a 6 figure profit in just 3 years and ran an online weight loss coaching business. She has dedicated the past 5 years to serving other fitness business owners as a coach. Her specialty is building businesses from $0 to over $10k/month in less than 6 mont...

Aaron is the founder of the movr app - an accessible training platform and movement108, a boutique movement studio in Vancouver, Canada. He's committed to delivering accessibility in movement. Discovering new ability and awareness in the body is a daily pursuit both personally and professionally. Aaron plays soccer, hikes and loves spending time with family. Movement is a lifestyle and Aaron aspir...

Mark has been in the fitness industry for 24 years and has worked in big box gyms as a trainer, fitness manager, and regional VP. He has started four companies and helped launch Massage Envy. Mark worked as a success coach at NPE for four years working with fitness business owners. His newest venture is with RedLine Xpress and developing micro-franchises to help new and struggling trainers to crea...